Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.6° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 6AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (20 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
26
16
16
26
25
16
16
52
51
51
50
47
43
31
31
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
0
W
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:33AM1.46m
3:22PM1.53m
3:26AM1.45m
4:15PM1.53m
4:21AM1.47m
5:06PM1.57m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.48m
9:29PM0.50m
9:35AM0.48m
10:18PM0.48m
10:30AM0.46m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
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7:37
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Temp °C
12
11
10
13
16
16
15
13
12
12
11
14
18
21
17
12
12
11
11
15
20
21
18
12
Feels °C
11
10
8
12
13
13
13
13
11
11
9
12
15
17
14
9
10
9
9
13
17
18
15
9
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